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Regional, Race Characteristics and Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Osteomyelitis in the United States.

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This study examined regional and racial patterns, along with outcomes, among U.S. adults hospitalized for osteomyelitis using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2016–2017. A total of 116,630 hospitalizations were included.<br /><br />Admissions were distributed across regions as follows: South 40.3%, Midwest 21.3%, West 19.4%, and Northeast 18.8%. Mean age varied slightly by region, ranging from 57 years in the South to 60 years in the Northeast. Racial composition also differed significantly by region. White patients made up the largest proportion in all regions, especially the Midwest and Northeast, while the South had higher proportions of Black and Hispanic patients, and the West had the highest proportions of Hispanic, Asian, and Native patients.<br /><br />Overall inpatient mortality was low at 0.5%. After adjustment for confounders, there were no statistically significant regional differences in mortality. Similarly, no significant regional variation was found for sepsis, septic shock, or endocarditis. The Midwest had a significantly shorter mean length of stay by about 1 day compared with other regions.<br /><br />The study concluded that although osteomyelitis hospitalizations show clear regional and racial differences in patient distribution, these differences do not translate into meaningful variation in in-hospital mortality or major complications across U.S. regions. The main regional difference observed was a shorter hospital stay in the Midwest.

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Mubarak H. Yusuf

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Author List Ebehireme Ukpokolo, Faridat Abdulkarim, Maryam Yusuf, Mubarak H. Yusuf

Category Research

Concept Osteomyelitis

Concept Hospitalization

Concept Region

Concept Mortality

Concept Sepsis

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Lincoln Medical Center

Presenting Author Mubarak H. Yusuf

Track Outcomes Research

Keywords

osteomyelitis

hospitalization

regional patterns

racial disparities

United States

Nationwide Inpatient Sample

inpatient mortality

sepsis

length of stay

complications

Osteomyelitis

Hospitalization

Region

Mortality

Sepsis